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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-18

Edward Atkinson has been prosecuting
some inquiries on the subject OF Weatern
farm mortgages, and gives the results oil
his investigations, as far as be has gone,
in the columns OF Bradstrea's. From his
article we make the following extracts:
There have been unquestionably many
persons in this country who have had
their doubts in regard to the condition OF
western agriculture during the recon.
period Of heavy decline in prices. l there.
fore beg to submit certain facts, subject to
addition hereafter, as further information
may be obtained; and l beg any reader OF
this communication who may be able to
give me additional statistics to do 80:
The questions put by me to the mort
gage security companies were as followH:
lat. For what number Of years have you
lent money on western farms?
I'd. What sum in all2
I'd. On how many mortgages?
4sh. How many have been paid?
9th. What aum is now outstanding? 2
9th. On how many mortgages?
7th. What number Of foreclosures havo
you made?
S!h. What losses have you met?
S!h. What number OF foreclosures have
you pending at this date?
10th. What reduction has occurred in
the average rate Of interest charged?
18th. Are there any signs OF disaster,
bankruptcy or loss disclosed by the re.
cent conditions?
leth. What comments have you to
make?
In reply to these questions l have re-
ceived ten communications covering a
term Of yoars ranging from four to thirty
eight. A summary Of the replies, disre.
garding fractions, is as follows:
Number Of mortgages, COX, 900.
Total amount loaned, $3.50, 900, 900.
Average per mortgage, $500.
Already paid, $4,000 mortgages.
Amount outstanding, SO, 1000, 900.
Number Of mortgages outstanding, ST.
900.
The total number OF foreclosures is not
given In all cases; in some the amount is
given, in others the number. BY compu.
tation on the average, the total number
cannot exceed 1000. In one or two cases
there has been a slight loss, but the sum.
mary OF all the estimates of foreclosure
gives q profit on tho foreclosure account,
The reduction in the rate Of interest has
been from 10 per cent annual interest and
10 per per cent commission on a five years.
mortgage to an average Of 81 to u per
cent, at the present time without com.
mission. -75
One Of my correspondents states that the
business in which his companyis engaged
"has, to q great extent, ceased in Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, and We might also
include Iowa; but it is still conducted far.
Their west in Kansas, Nebraska. Dakota"
etc. "Many Of those to whom loans we're
first made are now leaders through the
corporation"
In reply to tho eleventh question as to
loss. disaster. or bankruptcy, the answer Is
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.Gm lntdllQsttter
enrELrSu, W. VA, NOVEMBER Is. 1887.
wout Virginia In tho Next Campaign.

a5 woSt virginia in 'he Ne.' o""'p"'s"'
Iho P~ni!adelpnia tre's' always a
cious observer Oh eVenia' points 70 the
growth Of Republican sentiment IN Inc
Two Virsiniaa "nd urges inc republican
party 10 cultivate tho strong tasin sehu'
ment IN these states.
The f'ress Gays that now is the timo 70
begin the culhvatlng, Win proseclioh
Literature snd the liberal circulation Oh
substantial anu aggressive hepuollcah
misrepresentation more now tnah LONE
Of campaign Literature" IN the neat OF q
campaign.
Our always esteemed ana le~vel'headea
contemporary 10 right aa uAual, West
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REoltGANIZlSG A RAILROAD,

-
Consolidation of tho branches OF the
bloomington y Western Systom,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. 1G.-The third
step in tho reorganization Of the Indian.
apolis, Bloomington & Western system,
and the consolidation Of the various
branches, was taken yesterday by filing
articles Of the consolidation of the Spring.
field & Western Railway Company and
tho Indianapolis 4 Western Company, the
lines running from Springfield, O.. to Pc.
kin, Ill. ID
The joint capital stock is $l3,S24,00O
and the directors are Austin Corbin, Phil.
adelphia; O. W. Fairbanks and e. E.
Henderson, Of this city John 4. Glover,
urbans, III, and J. i. Mason. E. L. Stew.
ar and Will Bsckwith, Danville, Ill.
The complete reorganization Of the sys.
tenn will be made in January, and then It
will DO known rs the Columbus, Indian.
apolis & Western.
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THO Famous Iupsarinu bonSs'TobS, NJ" III
This Country.
Gerater, now again with us, left US four
years ago. She has not appeared in pub.
lie during these four years Of absence.
Her lie has been checkered with illness
and sorrow in that time, but her soprano
voice has remained unchanged, and 1t Ia
with OVERLOOKING Joy Of q born artist that
she returns to the artistic lie. Tho little
daughters OF Gerater are behind in the
s%inuer's home near Bologna, and their
mother has como unGccompanied. She
has a brother in New York, q surgeon Of
some prominence.
The artist came to America first In DC.
Der, 1878. She mado her dJut at the
Academy Of Music November II, as
Amina In ia s~onnambuls." Her tri.
umph was imnonae. Great expectations
had .been aroused and they we're more
than fulfilled.
Etelka Gerster Ia q Hungarian, and was
born ut kaschau, in the year 1856. Her
parents were we'll to do, and her musical
studies were at first pursued with the ex.
elusive view to the attainment Of q grace
ful accomplishment. On account Of her
wonderful talent, however, ahe was per.
suaded by competent judges to prepare 70,
professional life.
She accordingly became q pupil in the
conservatory Of Vienna, where she made
rapid progress in her art. After making
her debut as an operate singer in Venice,
she appeared in Berlin, where che was re.
ceiyed with great applause. Her tri-
unpha were renewed in Florence, ST. Pc.
tersburg and London. The first Of her
Waits to the United States vas, as already
stated, in 1877, and resulted in tho rapid
establishment oil her exceeding popularity
on this continent.
The distinguishing popularity Of Mad.
anne Gerster'B voice is a clear bell.like pu-
rity Of tone, which is admirably euited to
the lighter order OF opera, like "Sompam.
bula" and "Linda di Chamonnix." She
is aaid to be without exception the finest
Amina on the modern stage. Besides Ital-
ian opera she appears to great advantage
in the eonga Of Schubert and schumann.
While singing in an Italian city she first
met her husband, Signor Gardini, who
managed the theatre in which ahe sp.
peared.
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Lighting Cities.

-. hs S-He' .. 10.
The city OF Chicago gets ia gas from
several corporations which 1t ia now pro.
posed to consolidate under the ~"trust"
form. Public opinion Is against the com.
bination, and the suggestion has given
rise to c movement in favor Of public
ownership OF the sources Of supply.
The Chicago Tribune, which takes thin
side OF the controversy, argues very
strongly that the lighting Of a city, as we'll
as tho supplying it With water, 10 proper.
ly a matter Of complete municipal control.
Tho Tribune holdn that the city Dhould
furnish aRs for light, heat and power, and
esss !astin Chicago it can be done at a
coss 10 TIC consumer Of twenty-five cents
per thousand cubic feet.
Whi!p Chicago is ugitated over this
question, Whes!luy, which has long had
o practical monopoly Of the illuminating
businssg, adniss s. formidable competitor
in the electric l:2ls, Ke!s nothing for the
privilege and scarcely i;s.ena to tho Gug-
.
ges!ion that sho Is duias uome.hirg which
che may have eccasion to regret. She
admits this aggressive rival at q time
when her osn illuminating service is not
giving gati:trc!ion other as to quality or
price.
V!oH!ng TIM city Of Wheeling as one
engaged in a Commercial enterprise, as in
this case she ia,-hcr .iberality, or indiHer-
ence, 10 certainly surprising and unbusi-
nessl!Sc. II tho gss works and the &C.
compsnyiug franchise had been the
property OF q private corporation, the
electric light would have had to wait
until it could make terms. Tho city gives
tho electric light all it asks for, though it
will not alloy natural gaB 10 be used as a
competing iiluminant-a very peculiar
and incomprehensiblo discrimination in
favor Of the electric Light.
We don't know how accurate the Chi.
cago Tribune is in the statement that gas
can BIO supplied in that city at twenty-five
cents per Thousand cubic feet. II 1t can
be done in Chicago it can be done in
Wheeling. We doubt If it can be done
in either place. But the gas consumers
Of Wheeling would DO well satisfied with
a good quality Of gas ct double the Obi.
cage estimate, and that would 90 far to
retain the city's supremacy in the illumi.
mating field. II it should be found that a
cheaper and better light can be had from
electricity, that ia Sc open to the city aa
to any other.
The chief consideration is that the light
ing Of the city shall be kept in the city's
hands, that the people may be supplied at
the lcweat possible price and the cost to
the consumer DO brought as near as may be
to tho ideal point where an artificial illu.
minant 10 to be "as free as MR."
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By virtue Of q decree entered In tho aboye Z,
Titled cause on the 9Th day Of octobes, A D. III
the undersigned Special Commissioners viii, on
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s,er, Clay, Calhoun, Douglas, Jefferson
Davis, and Cass were In tho National
Senate. Mr.. Bradbury. occupied the next
seat To- Jefferson Davis. This was the
time when elavery was being agitated, and
Mr.. Bradbury took an active pas.in all de-
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THAT on the contrary the present condi.
lions indicate widespread and almost uni.

athat on the contrary the present condi.
tlons indicate widespread and almoat uni.
versal property
sAs q specimen to the answers Of tho
ninth question, what number Of fore.
closures have you pending at this date2
ISwill give but one. This reply comes
from a corporation which has loaned $780,.
0OO, 900: I'VE have two foreclosures pend.
ing OF this time, one at the solicitation OF
the heirs Of the borrower for the purpose
OF periecllng the title; the other will be
paid of before a decree 10 reached. II was
commenced because Of the negligence OF
the borrower In tho matter Of his pay.
ments.n tl !
{ l have attempted to see II there was any
difference In the conditions Of the wheat.
growing sections, but I have found none.
I send this communication to you at this
time because I have not all the addreeaes
OF the various corporationg or peraons who
are engaged In this bueiness, and I shall
be very glad to receive further commuui.
cations In order that the final compute.
tions may cover tho whole case,
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A Fact to be- K%emsmhsred.

Do not DO deceived by mlarepreaenta.
ton. Ask your druggist for Allcock'a
Porous Plaslers and let no explanation or
solicitation Induce you to accept a substi.
tute. Allcock's Plasters are a purely vege.
table preparation, tho formula Of which
is known only to the manufacturers.
Their valuable curative qualities are due
to tho employment OF the highest medical
and chemical skill. They act Bafely,
promptly and eEectually. Oyor l,000,0 900
peraons have been cured by Allcock's
Porous plaBters.
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ThADksgIyJDg.

Tho Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com.
pRny, In accordance with itB uaual custom,
will sell Round Trip Excursion 1Ycksis at
greatly reduced rates to aud from all
Stations on ita lines east Of the Ohio River.
The tickets will be sold November 23d
and 24th. good to return until November
25th, inclusive.
For further information call on Tickle.
Apents B. & O, r r,
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~TRUSTEE'S SALE.
SALE.

- 50
echad and Louisa Schad, his vile, 10 mo us trustee,
dated May q, 1883, recorded In the office Of The
Uisrk 81 the County Court OF Ohio county, Ws;;
YiIRlnia, IN Deed Of Trust Book No. l6. page Ng, !
VIII SCI! at public auction, at the front door Of The
Count House Of said county. on
SATURDAY, the 10Th DAY Of DECEMBER, 1857,
commencing At 10 O'Clock A. NJ, the following DE-
scri6ed property, that Is to say: Lo. numbered ten
II tnat part OF the city Of Wheeling, Ohio count!
Meat virrslnls, formerly known Nj tho TO Tn Of L.
grange. but now part Of tho city OF Wheeling.
II title y believed to DO good, but selling "
1usGe VIII convey only the title vested in ne
/, TERMS o. BALI 0ne-third and as much more y
me porchaser elects 10 pay In cash on tho DAY
aaie, the balance In two equal lnstsllments st one
and tWo, years, with interest, for which the pSi.
chaser shall execute his notes, SECURE the sa1aeH
OF tEust on tho property, and keep The bni!a'
lnga insured for the benefit Of tho trust
- W.. W. COWDES, Trustee.
W. Il. HALLER, Auctioncer, nos
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A RRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
GA TRAnNs-On and sitor July II, 1es7-ErrLA-
RATION OF REVERENCE MARKS. tDaily. tSuuday
excepted. tMondaJ eI~oep.sd,-Eas.c1n Ht1ndaYd
time: ur. - =
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u. z, u O. Railront

H.. z. q O. Railroad,
Hellairo d Lanesville Through PASSENGER leaves
Bellaire ss SAG a. NJ, arrives at Bellairo at D. nj.
Woodsaeld Passenger leaves Bellalre at i:5o D.
M, arrives Of Belaire at 6:U q. m. M SIS 80
summerdeld Accommodation leaves Bollaine nj
loo ?. NJ. arrives At BellaIre at lo:I5 4. mN-1N y
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V1IANTED-LADIES FOR FALL
svY and christmas Trade, to take light, pleas.
ant work at their own homes. 81 to S. per day can
30 quietly made. Work sent by mail any distance.
p4rtlGnlars Tree: No canvasslng. Address at once,
Mass. Box 5l70. S4E5tts 49, iTs-'-
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Invested MID, Tie Purple.

BALTIMORE, June 23.-An immense
throng attended St Johns Catholic Church
to day, on the occasion Of the investure OF
Rev. Bernard j. McNanus, rector OF that
church, with the purple Of Monsignor ofthe
fist class Cardinal Gibbons occupied the
throne, and grand high mass was celebrated
by Rev. Dr. John Foley, with Mgr. McCol-
gan as assistant priest. The Papal bull con-
ferring the title upon Mr.. McManus and de-
claring him member of tho Papal house
hold was read, after which he was present
ed to the Cardinal, who invested him with
the purple insignia. The Cardinal explain
ed the ceremony, and stated that the honor
was conferred only upon those whose sim
cere pety and devotion 10 the church at.
tracted tho attention of the head ofthe Cath
olic faith.
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Murdered by u Maniac.

FORT WORTH, Tex, June 25.-W. T.
Grigsby, proprietor of the Unique Sample
Rooms, became suddenly insane last night
from brooding over financial troubles. He
stood leaning on his safe before crowd OF
friends, toying with 45.calibre revolver,
making elaborate preparations for suicide,
and keeping the crowd at bay with the wea-
pom, threatening to kill any that approach
ed. d. i. Kennedy, his best friend, came
into the salooa at The time and running to-
ward Grigsby said "He shan't be allowed
to kill himself, poor fellow. | will save
him." Not needing the command TO halt,
Kennedy pressed on and was shot through
the heart. The maniac realizing what he
had done, sank to the floor helpless, moan
ing. "The galows, the gallows am going
to the gallows." He is now raving ma.
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To.DAY.s TELEGRAPMIC NEWS.
EnTpi%n News.

LONDON, June 23.-The Prince of Wales,
accompanied by the kings Of Greece, Den
mark, Belgium ana Saxony, the Crown
Prince of. Germany, and several other
princes, and Lord Wolaeley and the Duke OF
Cambridge, reviewed twelve thousand
troops at Aldershot to-day. The weather
was clear and sunny.
A hastily summoned Cabinet meeting was
held to-day to consider the hitch in regard
to the Anglo Turkish convention in refer
ence to Egypt The secretary Of war
abandoned his intention to he present at the
review of troops at Aldershot in order TO
attend the council The government is
irritated at the opposition to the conven'
ton on the part OF France and Russia.
WINDSOR, June 23.-The Queen is very
happy over the brilliant success of the Jubi-
lee celebration.
BELGRADE, June "a report has been
received here from Bulgaria that NJ. SIAM
bulof' one of the regents, and NJ. Zivakoll
president of the Sobranje, have been seized
by corspirators The report is not believed.
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LOCAL BREyITEES.

1t is difficult to realize that the days are
already growing shorter.
MIR. n. II. StarbuCk, well known citizen
of Oxon Hill district. Prince Georges coun-
~, Md, died on Monday, aged about seventy
five years.
The office just fitted up on Fairfax street,
near King, for the Alexandria Real Estate
Investment, Trust and Title Co., Is about
the handsomest in the city.
Police Officer Rolfe, Of Washington,
charged before the police trial board with
taking magnolia from the Capitol park,
has been dismissed from the police force.
Mrs. Ann E. Nails, wife of Mr.. James
w. Nails, we'll known and highly respect
ed resident of this city, died at her home on
south Alfred street, yesterday evening, in
the Goth year of her age.
The waste-weir on the four mile level
of the G. & O. Canal below Dam No. 6,
which was washed out on Tuesday and
caused temporary suspension OF naviga-
ton, was repaired yesterday, and nayiga'
ton resumed.
Mr.. ]. T. Hill has sold to Mr.. Thos.
Kelly lot on Fayette street, between
Queen and Princess, twenty feet front, for
500. Mr.. Kelly has contracted with MIR.
S. B. Stoutenburgh for the erection thereon
of comfortable frame residence.
Marriage license were issued in Washing
tor yesterday to John Ferris and Mary L.
White, both of Richmond Thomas Waddy
and Lucy O'Neal, both of this city, and to
William T.. Washington and Eva Wilson, OF
Stafford county.
The Secretary of War has approved the
plans of Col. Hams for the new Eastern
Branch bridge. Advertisements asking pro.
posals for the construction ofthe bridge will
he published within five days. Ii is expect
cd to have the bridge begun this summer
and completed early next year.
colored man who bought pineapple cheese
in market this morning for pineapple wanted
to have the dealer arrested for imposing upon
him.
The lawn party for the benefit of the organ
society of the NJ f. Church South which is bone
held in the yard of Mr.. KNIT, on upper King
street. will be continued tonight.
The county board of supervisors met to-day
and ordered to be paid such bills as had been pre-
scented and which they had failed to act upon at
the last meeting.
Testimony in the Johnston Young contested
election case, for Clerk OF the County Court, was
taken in this city to-day, and number of wit
nesses for Mr. Johnston were examined.
Mr.. J. T. Rogers is actively engaged in repair
ing the American coal wharf
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suicide.

NEw YORK, June 2$.-Max Marcus, aged
80 years, an advertising clerk in The Daily
Ne,rS Office, blew his brains ont this morning.
There was no one in The Office at the time but
the Office boy, who, hearing the shot in the
rear office, rushed TO the scene and found
the body stretched on the floor Death re.
suited amos! Immediately. He was wild
over and leaves grown-up son and
daughter. This is tie second suicide IN the
DaiIy NewS Office within the pas; four years.
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LI.E.BoAT EXPERIMENTS AUTHORIZED.
Secretary Whitney has given Capt. +. u.
Norton, of the Norton Ship Building com
pany OF this city. en- order to construct
Morton ife-boat" to be put on board some
naval vessel for experiment, the Govern
ment not to incur any expense until the ex.
periments have proven satisfactory.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK, Juno 23.-The stock market
was steady at the opening this morning, first
prices being either unchanged or but small frac-
tions different either way from last evenings fig
ures Tho market was quiet with an active bus
mess in some stocks, but the remainder was dull.
After the first few minutes there was renewal of
yesterdays weakness, though losses in the list
were for small fractions only slight rally was
followed by renewed weakness and prices were
further depressed, Richmond and West Point be-
coming very weak There was no further change
in the market, aud at II o'clock it was moderate
" active aud weak. Money easy at 5a6.
BALTIhoIE, Juno 23.-virginia Gs consolidated
=; psss.duc coupons =; 1O-40s 40; new 81
= bid to-day.
ALEXANDRIA MARKET. June 23.-Flour shows
but little change from day to day and is quiet (;
sales are light and the receipts are fully equal to
current needs of iobbers. The Wheat markets are
weak and without new features futures are easy
and lower but still &c per bushe above the prices
one year ago the volume Of sales is unusually
small for the season and the tendency is bearish,
as there is very Indifferent foreign demand and
large visible supply; we again note, however
that in this as in all other centres strictly prime
Wheats do not fully partako of the decline and
are readily sold Corn is firm. Rye and Oats are
steady. Potatoes are lower. Other produce is
without Quotable change and fairly active.
BALTIMORE, June 23.-Cotton dull and easy
middling ia, Flour steady and dull Wheat
southern dull and steady; red S3aS5 amber Soa
So; Western firmer, closing dull; No 2 winter
red spot 85aS54. June SO bid; July o3?,ao4
Aug S315a9331 Sept S43saS45s. Corn-South-
ern steady and quiet; white 54ao6; yellow 4oa
40 Western steady with better inquiry NIX
cd spot 44a4a45A July 44t. bid; Aug do 'sado'
Cats steady and quiet; Southern aud Penna 53a
So; Western white 35a37 mixed 33a34. Rye
steady mt 5Sa60 Provisions quiet and steady.
Coffee quiet Rio cargoes ordinary to fair LIZA
1SKa WhisLey steady at ST 14a1 10. Other ar
ticles unchanged.
New YORK, june 23-Cotton steady uplands
1915 Orleans IL LILO; futures steady; flour
quiet and weak. Wheat unsettled and lower:
Corn better Pork steady at $loalo 70 Oid
mess Pork steady at S14 50a14 10. Lard dull
at IS 60.
CHICAGO, June %, II a. m-Local scalpers and
taiiers have possession of the Wheat pit this morn
ing July opened 1sc higher, at 1O1s, sold down
HuChSO %
$685.. July Oats 251ta25as. July Lard 50 Boa
81 u. July short RIBS 81 30a1 3212.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT or ALEXANDRIA, JUNE %. 1887.
sun rises .........4 80 Sun sets.............1 20
ARRIVED.
Schr Raymond Fuller, Washington to Perry,
Smoot & Co.
NHoICE BURBANK POTATOES
For table use and for seed,
In store and for sale by
ie231w WA. JOHNSON & co.
nRIED PEACHES peeled and unpeeled, ard
~ bright Dried Apples for GALE by
feb16 &c. MILBURN.
missouri HAMS small sizes, csnva5sed and
I'VE uncanvasssd, very fine, received to day by
mh31 &c MILBURN.
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ARREsTED-The police authorities this morn
ing received telegram from Richmond directing
them to arrest Mr.. John B. Baggett of this city
on the charge of grand larceny. Mr. Baggett was
soon arrested and taken to the station house
where he expressed constituents at his arrest, but
said ne supposed it was done at the instance OF a
relative in Richmond, who owed him money, and
who vas trying TO prevent him from collecting
it. A later dispatch received this evening says the
man wanted was named Padgetts, so until the
arrival of the officer from Richmond nothing
further will be known Of the matter